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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
55 trails
- Hike
54 trails
- Trail Running
54 trails
- Snowshoe
24 trails
- Nordic Ski
18 trails
Region Details
- 10
- 8
- 18
- 13
- 2
Region Status
Caution as of Aug 9, 2020
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 55
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 55
- Trails E-Bike
- 18
- Trails Hike
- 54
- Trails Trail Running
- 54
- Trails Snowshoe
- 24
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 18
- Total Distance
- 54 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,472 ft
- Total Vertical
- 251 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 402 ft
- Reports
- 134
- Photos
- 58
- Ridden Counter
- 3,190
Articles
Video: Jeremy Menduni's Summer of Shredding in Ottawa
Oct 22, 2019 from pinkbike.com
From urban tech to bike park hits, Jeremy Menduni shows off the best that Ottawa has to offer.
Sub Regions
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Kichi Sibi Winter Trail
- 12
- 5
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Monaghan Forest Park
- 2
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Ottawa/Rideau River Trail System
- 1
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Shirleys Bay
- 6
- 1
- 3
Popular Ottawa Mountain Biking Trails
Ottawa Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Short Outback | 6 miles | |
| Greenbelt 14k | 9 miles | |
| Sam's Choice | 8 miles | |
| Sam's Choice | 8 miles |
Photos of Ottawa Mountain Bike
trail: Along Moodie
0 |
Mar 13, 2023 @ 7:54am
Mar 13, 2023
trail: Winston Maxwell Keeping
8 |
Nov 3, 2022 @ 12:15pm
Nov 3, 2022
trail: Kichi Sibi Winter Trail
15 |
May 3, 2022 @ 12:23pm
May 3, 2022
trail: Bog's Hack
82 |
Oct 5, 2020 @ 2:53pm
Oct 5, 2020
trail: The Gord Downie
285 |
Jul 13, 2018 @ 8:05pm
Jul 13, 2018
trail: The Gord Downie
242 |
Jul 13, 2018 @ 8:05pm
Jul 13, 2018
trail: The Gord Downie
252 |
Jul 13, 2018 @ 8:05pm
Jul 13, 2018
trail: Bog's Hack
201 |
Jul 13, 2018 @ 7:55pm
Jul 13, 2018Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirleys Bay Trail North | Dec 8, 2022 @ 3:58am Dec 8, 2022 | Wet | lhzawd | ||
| Winston Maxwell Keeping | Nov 3, 2022 @ 12:14pm Nov 3, 2022 | Unknown | Sebasnorco | ||
| General Sir Arthur Currie | Nov 3, 2022 @ 12:13pm Nov 3, 2022 | Variable | Sebasnorco | ||
| Greenbelt 11 | Oct 31, 2022 @ 4:43am Oct 31, 2022 | Ideal | Sauljea | ||
| Greenbelt 12 | Oct 31, 2022 @ 4:43am Oct 31, 2022 | Ideal | Sauljea | ||
| The Gord Downie | Oct 26, 2022 @ 2:44pm Oct 26, 2022 | Dry | Scottdmacdougall | ||
| Rideau River Eastern Pathway | Oct 11, 2022 @ 12:11pm Oct 11, 2022 | Ideal | Sauljea | ||
| Corks to Watts | Oct 8, 2022 @ 2:23am Oct 8, 2022 | Ideal | Sauljea | ||
| You Are Being Watched | Sep 20, 2022 @ 12:13pm Sep 20, 2022 | Ideal | Sauljea | ||
| Shirleys Bay Trail | Aug 2, 2022 @ 12:19pm Aug 2, 2022 | Ideal | Skipnewman |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | killakadoogan | wishlist | trail | Aviation Pathway | Mar 13, 2023 @ 2:54pm Mar 13, 2023 |
| killakadoogan | wishlist | region | Shirleys Bay | Mar 13, 2023 @ 2:53pm Mar 13, 2023 |
| BikeBaboon | add | photo | in My City, Canada | Mar 13, 2023 @ 7:54am Mar 13, 2023 |
| killakadoogan | wishlist | route | Short Outback | Mar 12, 2023 @ 5:05pm Mar 12, 2023 |
| killakadoogan | wishlist | route | Greenbelt 14k | Mar 2, 2023 @ 1:44pm Mar 2, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Tree has been removed. | Jul 7, 2022 @ 12:26pm Jul 7, 2022 | ||
| report | At the top of Gut Buster | Jun 4, 2022 @ 9:21am Jun 4, 2022 | ||
 | report | I took a look at the bottom at hogs back and... | Apr 6, 2021 @ 6:02pm Apr 6, 2021 | ||
| trail | Part of Ottawa West Winter Trail | Feb 12, 2021 @ 7:33pm Feb 12, 2021 | ||
| trail | Unridable, everything is overgrown and the... | Aug 19, 2020 @ 9:49am Aug 19, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k3,018 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k969 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k3 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k4 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne (Street/BMX) Park | skill park | Ottawa | |
| Carlington Bike Park | skill park | Ottawa |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 55 | 53 miles | 1,444 ft | 18 miles | 253 ft | #2,954 | #58 | 58 | 121 | 4 | 19,740 | |
| E-Bike | 18 | 9 miles | 177 ft | 3 miles | 69 ft | 74 | 162 | |||||
| Hike | 54 | 53 miles | 1,444 ft | 18 miles | 253 ft | #2,287 | #55 | 120 | 387 | |||
| Trail Running | 54 | 53 miles | 1,444 ft | 18 miles | 253 ft | #2,286 | #55 | 120 | 763 | |||
| Snowshoe | 24 | 16 miles | 397 ft | 5 miles | 128 ft | #197 | #23 | 27 | 50 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 18 | 10 miles | 210 ft | 3 miles | 85 ft | #147 | #20 | 23 | 879 |
- By sandodcmando
& contributors - Admins: OMBA, Br1ngiton
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